What's the Risk? is a simple investment series we hope investors can use to better understand index and portfolio performance, along with addressing some investment questions and dilemmas.
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What's the Risk? is a simple investment series we hope investors can use to better understand index and portfolio performance, along with addressing some investment questions and dilemmas.
Full videos can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@mancellfinancial
This podcast is for informational purposes only and the information contained is of a general nature and may not be relevant to your particular circumstances. The circumstances of each investor are different, and you should seek advice from a professional financial adviser who can consider if particular strategies and products are right for you. In all instances where information is based on historical performance, it is important to understand this is not a reliable indicator of future performance. You should not rely on any material on this podcast to make investment decisions and should seek professional advice.
Mancell Financial Group is an Authorised Representative No. 226266 and Credit Representative No. 403187 of FYG Planners Pty Ltd, AFSL/ACL No. 224543. ABN 29 009 541 253.
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Published June 2025. In this episode of "What's the Risk?" we take a look at the historic performance of the Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex Aus Large & Mid Cap Index. Some people would know an ETF that seeks to track the performance of this index as Betashare's BGBL ETF.
This index is very similar to the MSCI World ex Australia Index which is tracked by Vanguard's VGS, and with returns being almost indistinguishable, it's then up to the investor to make a decision on where they want to get their global large to mid cap exposure from.
Some investors will consider fees, others will base it on how robust they feel the manager is, but Peter also discusses whether that's really something that needs to be considered?
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Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex Aus Large and Mid Cap Index. June 2006 – December 2024: Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex Aus Large and Mid Cap NR Index. ©Solactive AG, 2025. All rights reserved. “Solactive”, “Solactive GBS”, “German Index Engineering” are registered trademarks of Solactive AG
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